Jasper Rees | The Arts Desk

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Jasper Rees

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Jasper has written about the arts, books, the media and sport for many broadsheets and magazines. He currently writes for the Telegraph and the Spectator. In the 1990s he also wrote about football for The Independent on Sunday. He is the author of I Found My Horn and co-author of the play of the same name. Bred of Heaven, his book on Wales and Welshness, was published in August 2011 and read on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week. His latest book is a biography of Florence Foster Jenkins

Articles By Jasper Rees

DVD: Camille Claudel 1915 Saturday, 11 October 2014 Read more...	Terror and Wonder: The Gothic Imagination, British Library Wednesday, 08 October 2014 Read more...
The Paedophile Hunter, Channel 4 Thursday, 02 October 2014 Read more...	Marvellous, BBC Two Friday, 26 September 2014 Read more...
We Made It: Woodhead Horns Monday, 22 September 2014 Read more...	10 Questions for Musician Gruff Rhys Saturday, 20 September 2014 Read more...
This World: Ireland's Lost Babies, BBC Two Thursday, 18 September 2014 Read more...	Don't Stop the Music, C4 / The Motorway: Life in the Fast Lane, BBC Two Wednesday, 10 September 2014 Read more...
10 Questions for Playwright Nicholas Wright Tuesday, 09 September 2014 Read more...	theartsdesk Q&A: Actress Sofie Gråbøl Saturday, 06 September 2014 Read more...
Our Zoo, BBC One Thursday, 04 September 2014 Read more...	Lucy Friday, 22 August 2014 Read more...
10 Questions for Horn Player Sarah Willis Monday, 18 August 2014 Read more...	Neutral Milk Hotel, Forum Saturday, 16 August 2014 Read more...
Listed: The laughter and tears of Robin Williams Tuesday, 12 August 2014 Read more...	The Village, Series 2, BBC One Monday, 11 August 2014 Read more...

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